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Offline vcutajar

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Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« on: January 08, 2013, 01:03:06 PM »
My first model engine is not finished yet but today it came alive for the first time.  It is a Kiwi Mark II which I got from Hemingway about 13 months ago.

Video of the first run:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDr3Ga_CTBA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDr3Ga_CTBA</a>

Video of the second run:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbQ_hjSGgZ8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbQ_hjSGgZ8</a>

The runs are relatively short because the fuel is only in the the plastic pipe (no fuel tank).

I still need to do the exhaust pipe, a proper base and some sort of fuel tank.

Vince
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #1 on: January 08, 2013, 03:19:56 PM »
Vince,
I'm at work, so I can't really turn the sound up :-). Can't wait to get home and crank the volume!
Congratulations on your first run. You know I've been watching this build since the beginning.

--Tim
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2013, 05:56:24 PM »
Very nice Vince, I am at work too but turned the sound up anyway :)  Looks and sounds great!!

Bill
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2013, 06:21:35 PM »
Thanks Tim and Bill

It's been a long time coming.  Now I have the impetus to finish it off and maybe start thinking of what to do next.  For sure not another casting.

Vince
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #4 on: January 08, 2013, 09:01:27 PM »
Great Job Vince!  Knew you could do it!

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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #5 on: January 08, 2013, 11:29:29 PM »
Very nice Vince.
It was interesting seeing the rate of fuel consumption like that.
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #6 on: January 09, 2013, 01:14:56 AM »
She a beaut Vince, I can see the fuel moving down the tube and she runs great. Congrats on you first runner.

Don
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #7 on: January 09, 2013, 09:08:15 AM »
Top job Mate
Congratulations
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Offline vcutajar

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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #8 on: January 09, 2013, 11:32:49 AM »
Thanks Pete, Dave, Don and Carl.  Much appreciated.

Well I have learned my lesson (although a bit late now).  A casting kit as a first engine is not for the faint-hearted.  Thankfully, the only thing I had to redo was the piston (to improve the compression) and I easily made that from bar stock.

Vince
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #9 on: January 09, 2013, 01:31:36 PM »
Great job.  It runs quite nice, and sounds great.  I wish all my engines started and ran like that on the first try!

Lee
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #10 on: January 12, 2013, 10:05:28 AM »
Thanks Lee for the comments.

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I wish all my engines started and ran like that on the first try!

I am sure that was beginners luck.  O:-)

Vince
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Re: Kiwi Mk2 Engine
« Reply #11 on: January 12, 2013, 10:09:24 AM »
...probably attention to detail....I think... 8)

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